• Rev Med Interne · Oct 2003

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    [Severe acute respiratory syndrome: update].

    • P Bossi, A Guihot, S Ansart, and F Bricaire.
    • Service de maladies infectieuses et tropicales, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France. philippe.bossi@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
    • Rev Med Interne. 2003 Oct 1; 24 (10): 672680672-80.

    IntroductionThe severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has recently been recognised as a new clinical entity and a new emerging infectious disease that is highly contagious with significant mortality.Current Knowledge And Key PointsBy the end of 17 June 2003, a total of 8500 cases included 800 deaths had been reported from 30 countries. The cause of SARS has been identified as a new corona virus. In this manuscript, we describe the clinical features, biological findings, virological tests, radiological assessment, outcome and treatments of this infection.FutureResearch on specific therapies and vaccines is on-going.

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